VOA标准英语2011--Yale Glee Club Hits a High Note

American universities inherited a choral tradition from England where, centuries ago, student choruses gathered to sing songs with different vocal parts known as glees. Today, dozens of U.S. colleges have glee clubs - a cappella choruses open to stud

African-American Surgeon Calls for Equality in US Medical Sy

When Augustus White was growing up in the American south in the 1940s, racial segregation was an accepted part of life. African Americans got second best - in education, employment, and health care. But White overcame those barriers, becoming an orth

VOA标准英语2011--Jazz Grammy Nominees Include Lorber, Cla

The 53nd Annual Grammy Awards will be held in Los Angeles, California on February 13. Here are this year's nominees in jazz. Three of the greatest names in jazz fusion: John McLaughlin, Stanley Clarke and Jeff Lorber - are in the running for Best Con

VOA标准英语2011--Latin America Boosting Ties With Africa

Visits to Senegal this week by Bolivian President Evo Morales and Brazil's ex-President Lula da Silva highlight what analysts say is Latin America's growing geopolitical interest in Africa. The cries of Ol that pierced the Senegalese air before a ral

VOA标准英语2011--Cameroon: Cocoa Growers Profit from Ivor

In recent months, cocoa growers in Cameroon have been happy.Prices for their crop have reached an all-time high of 1,400 FCFA [about US $3] per kilogram. That's about double the high reached three years ago. Officials at Cameroon's National Cocoa and

Report: Former British Government Helped Libya Prepare Appea

Prime Minister David Cameron says the former British government did not disclose the full facts surrounding the release of the only man convicted in the 1988 bombing of a Pan Am plane over Scotland. A report says the British government at the time of

VOA标准英语2011--WHO Study Finds Many with High Cholester

A major study by the World Health Organization shows that most people with high cholesterol levels around the world are not getting the treatment they need, to avoid such serious diseases as heart attacks and strokes. And the authors of the study - t

Oscar-Nominee Javier Bardem Wrestles With Slow Death in 'Biu

The Academy Award nominations, announced January 25, include a Best Actor nod for Spanish actor (and previous Oscar-winner) Javier Bardem in a drama that is among the contenders for Best Foreign Language Film. Alan Silverman spoke with the star and w

Sunday Marks 100th Anniversary of Ronald Reagan's Birth

Sunday, February 6, marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Ronald Reagan, America's 40th president. He is remembered as the Great Communicator - and as the man who helped to end tensions with the former Soviet Union. Ronald Reagan was a well kno

VOA标准英语2011--Super Bowl XLV Host North Texas Promotes

The southern city of Dallas, Texas, has transformed from an oil and cotton town into an international city that is now home to several large businesses. This weekend, Dallas, along with neighboring Arlington and Fort Worth, will host hundreds of thou

VOA标准英语2011--Country Music's Grammy Nominees Face Tou

The 53rd annual Grammy Awards will be presented on February 13 in Los Angeles. There are many top contenders in the Country categories. Free by the Zac Brown Band is nominated for two Grammy Awards: Best Country Song and Best Country Performance by a

VOA标准英语2011--Embassies' Diplomatic Efforts Extend int

Embassy representatives in Washington, D.C., work regularly with lawmakers on Capitol Hill and U.S. officials at the State Department. Nearly four dozen of them also extend their diplomatic efforts into city schools. They visit hundreds of 5th and 6t

VOA标准英语2011--Iowa's Make-Believe University Has Fans

Iowa's Make-Believe University Has Fans Worldwide The Midwest farm state of Iowa is so proud of its string of blue-water lakes - the Okoboji Lakes - that it calls them Iowa's Great Lakes. They're ringed by resorts, marinas, and fishing cabins. And th

VOA标准英语2011--Nanostructure Promotes Blood Vessel Grow

Nanostructure Promotes Blood Vessel Growth U.S. researchers have developed a new way to promote the growth of blood vessels which potentially could improve treatment in diabetes, organ transplants, stroke, and heart attack. The veins and arteries tha

VOA标准英语2011--Studies: How Whales, Fish Might Adapt To

Studies: How Whales, Fish Might Adapt To Warming Ocean Two new science studies provide a glimpse of how some important Pacific Ocean sea creatures could adapt to a changing climate. One study describes how gray whales successfully adapted to previous

VOA标准英语2011--Urine Test May Improve Prostate Cancer D

Urine Test May Improve Prostate Cancer Diagnosis Scientists have developed a new test for prostate cancer that may help patients and their doctors make difficult treatment decisions. But identifying the most aggressive and dangerous prostate cancers

VOA标准英语2011--Britons 'E-Petition' for Death Penalty R

Britons 'E-Petition' for Death Penalty Return Hundreds of Britons have petitioned their government to reintroduce the death penalty in a new government Internet scheme that was launched Thursday. E-petitions that get enough signatures may be debated

VOA标准英语2011--Liberia Prepares for Voting Amid Securit

Liberia Prepares for Voting Amid Security Concerns, Refugee Crisis Liberia's electoral commission is working to safeguard voting along the border with Ivory Coast, where hundreds of mercenaries from the recent Ivorian political crisis are under arres

VOA标准英语2011--WFP: Ethiopia's Emergency Food Reserve N

WFP: Ethiopia's Emergency Food Reserve Near Zero The head of the U.N. World Food Program (WFP) in Ethiopia says the country's emergency food stocks are almost completely exhausted, with drought conditions expected to worsen before they improve. There

VOA标准英语2011--Archaeologists Hope to Solve Ancient Mys

Archaeologists Hope to Solve Ancient Mystery Many archaeologists believe humans first migrated to North America over the Bering Strait 15,000-to-18,000 years ago. They lived a nomadic lifestyle of hunting and gathering. Then, starting about 2,000 yea